JP2013128732A - Game device, game controlling method and game controlling program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game controlling technique having a high entertainment property.SOLUTION: A game device 10 includes a game field display part 251 dividing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of areas of a plurality of types and displaying the game fields for each type of the areas with different display modes; a hint display part 252 displaying a shape of one or more pieces constituted by one or more areas, a position of an item arranged any of one or more areas constituting the piece, and at least any of the types of the areas out of the areas constituting the piece, as hints; a panel designation reception part 253 for receiving any of the designation out of the areas constituting the game fields from a user; and an item display part 254 for displaying an item arranged when the item is arranged in a designated area.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game control technique, and more particularly to a game device, a game control method, and a game control program for controlling a game for finding items arranged in a game field.

  Mobile phones, smartphones, portable terminals, portable game machines, and the like having a communication function are widely spread, and users can easily download and enjoy games even when they are out.

  There is a need for a new game that is easy to operate, has relatively simple rules, and never gets tired so that the user can enjoy the game while traveling.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game control technique with higher entertainment.

  One embodiment of the present invention relates to a game control program. This game control program divides a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of regions of a plurality of types, and a game field display unit that displays the game field in a different display mode for each region type, At least one of the shape of one or more pieces constituted by one or more of the regions, the position of an item arranged in one of the one or more regions constituting the pieces, and the region constituting the pieces When the item is placed in the specified area, a hint display section that displays the type of the area as a hint, a reception section that accepts designation of any of the areas constituting the game field from the user , Function as an item display unit that displays the arranged items.

  Another aspect of the present invention also relates to a game control program. This game control program divides a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of regions of a plurality of types, and a game field display unit that displays the game field in a different display mode for each region type, A piece arrangement that accepts an instruction to place a piece composed of one or more of the areas, and an item arranged in any of the one or more of the areas, in the game field, and places the piece at the designated position Part, types of a plurality of areas constituting the game field, types of areas constituting the pieces, positions of items arranged in the areas constituting the pieces, and the game field in which the pieces are arranged It functions as a game data generation unit that generates game data including the position.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a representation of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, a more entertaining game control technique can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the game device which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of each piece. It is a figure which shows the structure of the game system which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a front surface of the game apparatus, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a rear surface of the game apparatus. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating the upper surface of the game device, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating the lower surface of the game device. It is a figure which shows the circuit structure of a game device. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the game device which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the example of the game data stored in the creation game data holding part. It is a figure which shows another example of the game data stored in the creation game data holding part. It is a figure which shows the example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows the function structure of a delivery server. It is a figure which shows the example of the internal data of a user database. It is a figure which shows the example of the internal data of a game database. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the game control method which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the game control method which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the game control method which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the game control method which concerns on this Embodiment.

  The game device according to the embodiment controls a game for finding an item hidden in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field. The game device according to the present embodiment has a function of creating a game and a function of executing the game. The game apparatus can be created, registered in the distribution server, and executed by other users. The game created by the user can be obtained from the distribution server and executed.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a screen of the game device according to the embodiment. A game field 310 is displayed near the center of the game screen 300. The game field 310 is composed of a plurality of cells. In the present embodiment, the game field 310 is divided into 25 squares of 5 columns and 5 rows. In each square, a panel having any one of the five colors is arranged. Hereinafter, the color of the panel arranged in the square 311 (indicated by a diagonally upward slanting line) is “A color”, and the color of the panel arranged in the square 312 (indicated by a diagonally downward sloping line) is “B color”. The color of the panel arranged on the square 313 (shown by dot coating) is “C color”, the color of the panel arranged on the square 314 (shown by horizontal line painting) is “D color”, and the color of the panel arranged on the square 315 is The color (shown by vertical line painting) is called “E color”. In the present embodiment, five five-color panels are arranged.

  The user opens the panels up to a predetermined number in order. At this time, when an item is hidden in the opened panel, the number of medals is increased or decreased according to the type of the item. On the right side of the game screen 300, an area 301 for displaying the number of medals possessed by the user and an area 302 for displaying the remaining number of times that the user can open the panel are provided. In the present embodiment, the user can open five panels.

  When the user opens the medal panel 332, a predetermined number of medals are given to the user. When the user opens the mini trap panel 333, a predetermined number of medals are taken away from the user. When the user opens the treasure panel 331, more medals are given to the user than when the medal panel 332 is opened, and the game is cleared. When the user opens the trap panel 334, the game is over.

  On the left side of the game screen 300, the shapes of the four types of pieces arranged in the game field 310 and the positions and types of items included in the panels constituting each piece are displayed as hints. Each piece is composed of one or more panels, and each panel includes one of the above four types of items. The first piece 320 includes four panels, two vertically and two horizontally, and includes one treasure panel 331 and three medal panels 332. The second piece 321 includes three key-shaped panels, and includes one medal panel 332, one mini trap panel 333, and one trap panel 334. The third piece 322 includes a single trap panel 334. The fourth piece 323 includes three straight panels, and includes one trap panel 334, one medal panel 332, and one mini trap panel 333. About the treasure panel 331 and the trap panel 334, the color of the panel is also displayed.

  FIG. 2 shows an arrangement example of each piece. In the game field 310, four types of pieces 320 to 323 are arranged, and a blank panel that does not contain any items is arranged in a square where the four types of pieces 320 to 323 are not arranged. Based on the piece information displayed as the hint, the user opens the panels while taking care not to open the mini trap panel 333 and the trap panel 334, and estimates the position of the treasure panel 331. The pieces 320 to 323 are not necessarily arranged in the direction displayed as the hint. The first piece 320 is arranged in the same direction as that displayed as the hint, but the second piece 321 and the fourth piece 323 are arranged in a different direction from that displayed as the hint. Has been.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one of the five A-color panels is the treasure panel 331, but the trap panel 334 included in the second piece 321 is also A-color, so that 5 It can be seen that one A-color panel includes one treasure panel 331 and one trap panel 334. Further, since the three trap panels 334 are A color, B color, and E color, it can be understood that the trap panel 334 is not included in the C color panel and the D color panel. When the user is prepared for the risk and aims at the treasure panel 331 from the beginning, the user can open the A color panel from the first sheet, and when careful, the first sheet is a C or D color panel. Just open it. Opening the medal panel 332 or the mini trap panel 333 does not end the game, so when those panels are opened, the position and type of those items, the colors of the surrounding panels, and hints are displayed. It is possible to infer which piece is located where from the information of each piece. The user aims to find the treasure panel 331 before opening the five panels.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the game system according to the embodiment. In the game system 1, a plurality of game devices 10 and a distribution server 100 that distributes a game registered from the game devices 10 to other game devices 10 are connected via the Internet 6.

  The game apparatus 10 creates a game according to the user's instruction, and when the user instructs to register the created game, the game apparatus 10 registers the game with the distribution server 100 together with the position information of the game apparatus 10 at that time. When the game apparatus 10 is instructed by the user to acquire the game, the game apparatus 10 transmits the position information of the game apparatus 10 at that time to the distribution server 100, and distributes the registered game together with the position information within a predetermined range from the position. Obtain from the server 100. When the game device 10 ends the game, the game device 10 transmits the game result to the distribution server 100. The result of the game is disclosed to the user who created the game.

  Next, the external configuration and circuit configuration of game device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. The game device 10 shown below is a portable game machine, but may be another type of portable terminal device.

[Configuration of the front part]
FIG. 4A shows the front surface of the game apparatus 10. The game apparatus 10 is formed by a horizontally long case, and the left and right areas gripped by the user have an arcuate outline. A rectangular touch panel 50 is provided on the front surface of the game apparatus 10. The touch panel 50 includes a display device 20 and a transparent front touch pad 21 that covers the surface of the display device 20. The display device 20 is an organic EL (Electro-Liminescence) panel and displays an image. The display device 20 may be a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel. The front touch pad 21 is a multi-touch pad having a function of detecting a plurality of points touched at the same time, and the touch panel 50 is configured as a multi-touch screen.

  On the right side of the touch panel 50, a triangle button 22a, a circle button 22b, a x button 22c, and a square button 22d (hereinafter collectively referred to as “operation buttons 22”) are provided on the right side of the rhombus. On the left side of 50, an upper key 23a, a left key 23b, a lower key 23c, and a right key 23d (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “direction key 23”) are provided. The user can input the eight directions of up / down / left / right and diagonal by operating the direction key 23. A left stick 24 a is provided below the direction key 23, and a right stick 24 b is provided below the operation button 22. The user tilts the left stick 24a or the right stick 24b (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “analog stick 24”), and inputs a direction and a tilt amount. An L button 26a and an R button 26b are provided on the left and right tops of the housing. The operation button 22, the direction key 23, the analog stick 24, the L button 26a, and the R button 26b constitute operation means operated by the user.

  A front camera 30 is provided in the vicinity of the operation button 22. On the left side of the left stick 24a and the right side of the right stick 24b, a left speaker 25a and a right speaker 25b (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “speaker 25”) that output sound are provided, respectively. A HOME button 27 is provided below the left stick 24a, and a START button 28 and a SELECT button 29 are provided below the right stick 24b.

[Configuration of back side]
FIG. 4B shows the back of the game apparatus 10. A rear camera 31 and a rear touch pad 32 are provided on the back of the game apparatus 10. The rear touch pad 32 is configured as a multi-touch pad, like the front touch pad 21. The game apparatus 10 is equipped with two cameras and a touchpad on the front surface and the back surface.

[Configuration of top surface]
FIG. 5A shows the upper surface of the game apparatus 10. As described above, the L button 26a and the R button 26b are provided on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the game apparatus 10, respectively. A power button 33 is provided on the right side of the L button 26 a, and the user turns the power on or off by pressing the power button 33. Note that the game apparatus 10 has a power control function of transitioning to a suspend state when a time during which the operation means is not operated (no operation time) continues for a predetermined time. When the game apparatus 10 enters the suspend state, the user can return the game apparatus 10 from the suspend state to the awake state by pressing the power button 33.

  The game card slot 34 is an insertion slot for inserting a game card. In this figure, the game card slot 34 is covered with a slot cover. An LED lamp that blinks when the game card is being accessed may be provided in the vicinity of the game card slot 34. The accessory terminal 35 is a terminal for connecting a peripheral device (accessory), and this figure shows a state where the accessory terminal 35 is covered with a terminal cover. Between the accessory terminal 35 and the R button 26b, a-button 36a and a + button 36b for adjusting the volume are provided.

[Configuration of bottom surface]
FIG. 5B shows the lower surface of the game apparatus 10. The memory card slot 37 is an insertion slot for inserting a memory card, and this figure shows a state in which the memory card slot 37 is covered with a slot cover. On the lower surface of the game apparatus 10, a voice input / output terminal 38, a microphone 39, and a multi-use terminal 40 are provided. The multi-use terminal 40 corresponds to USB (Universal Serial Bus) and can be connected to other devices via a USB cable.

[Configuration of left side]
FIG. 5C shows the left side surface of the game apparatus 10. On the left side of the game apparatus 10, a SIM card slot 41, which is a SIM card insertion slot, is provided.

[Circuit configuration of game device]
FIG. 6 shows a circuit configuration of the game apparatus 10. Each component is connected to each other by a bus 92. The wireless communication module 71 is configured by a wireless LAN module compliant with a communication standard such as IEEE802.11b / g, and is connected to an external network via the AP2. The wireless communication module 71 may have a Bluetooth (registered trademark) protocol communication function. The mobile phone module 72 corresponds to the 3rd generation digital mobile phone system conforming to the IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000) standard defined by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and is portable. Connect to the telephone network 4. Into the SIM card slot 41, a SIM card 74 in which a unique ID number for specifying the telephone number of the mobile phone is recorded is inserted. By inserting the SIM card 74 into the SIM card slot 41, the mobile phone module 72 can communicate with the mobile phone network 4.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 60 executes a program loaded in the main memory 64. A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) 62 performs calculations necessary for image processing. The main memory 64 is configured by a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like, and stores programs and data used by the CPU 60. The storage 66 is configured by a NAND-type flash memory or the like, and is used as a built-in auxiliary storage device.

  The motion sensor 67 detects the movement of the game apparatus 10, and the geomagnetic sensor 68 detects triaxial geomagnetism. The GPS control unit 69 receives a signal from a GPS satellite and calculates a current position. The front camera 30 and the rear camera 31 capture an image and input image data. The front camera 30 and the rear camera 31 are constituted by CMOS image sensors (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensors).

  The display device 20 is an organic EL display device and includes a light emitting element that emits light by applying a voltage to a cathode and an anode. In the power saving mode, the voltage applied between the electrodes is made lower than usual, so that the display device 20 can be dimmed and power consumption can be suppressed. The display device 20 may be a liquid crystal panel display device provided with a backlight. In the power saving mode, by reducing the amount of light from the backlight, the liquid crystal panel display device can be in a dimmed state and power consumption can be suppressed.

  In the interface 90, the operation unit 70 includes various operation means in the game apparatus 10. Specifically, the operation button 22, the direction key 23, the analog stick 24, the L button 26a, the R button 26b, the HOME button 27, and the START button. 28, a SELECT button 29, a power button 33, a-button 36a, and a + button 36b. The front touchpad 21 and the rear touchpad 32 are multi-touchpads, and the front touchpad 21 is disposed on the surface of the display device 20. The speaker 25 outputs sound generated by each function of the game apparatus 10, and the microphone 39 inputs sound around the game apparatus 10. The audio input / output terminal 38 inputs stereo sound from an external microphone and outputs stereo sound to external headphones or the like.

  A game card 76 in which a game file is recorded is inserted into the game card slot 34. The game card 76 has a recording area in which data can be written. When the game card 76 is inserted into the game card slot 34, data is written / read by the media drive. A memory card 78 is inserted into the memory card slot 37. When the memory card 78 is inserted into the memory card slot 37, it is used as an external auxiliary storage device. The multi-use terminal 40 can be used as a USB terminal, and is connected to a USB cable 80 to transmit / receive data to / from another USB device. A peripheral device is connected to the accessory terminal 35.

  FIG. 7 shows a functional configuration of the game apparatus 10 according to the embodiment. The game apparatus 10 includes a communication unit 230, a control unit 240, a created game data holding unit 260, an acquired game data holding unit 262, and a screen generation unit 266. The control unit 240 includes a position information acquisition unit 241, a game editing unit 242, a game registration request unit 243, a game acquisition unit 244, a game control unit 245, and a game result transmission unit 246. The game editing unit 242 includes a game field display unit 247, a piece arrangement unit 248, a piece rotation unit 249, and a game data generation unit 250. The game control unit 245 includes a game field display unit 251, a hint display unit 252, a panel designation receiving unit 253, and an item display unit 254. These configurations can also be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.

  The communication unit 230 controls communication with the distribution server 100 via the Internet 6. The created game data holding unit 260 holds game data created in the game apparatus 10. The acquired game data holding unit 262 holds game data acquired from the distribution server 100. The screen generation unit 266 generates a game screen controlled by the control unit 240 and causes the display device 20 to display the game screen.

  The position information acquisition unit 241 acquires information indicating the current position of the game apparatus 10 from the GPS control unit 69. The game editing unit 242 edits the game according to the present embodiment in accordance with an instruction from the user, and stores the created game data in the created game data holding unit 260. The game registration request unit 243 requests the distribution server 100 to register the game created by the game editing unit 242. The game registration request unit 243 stores the game data created by the game editing unit 242 stored in the created game data holding unit 260 together with information indicating the current position of the game apparatus 10 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 241. Transmit to distribution server 100. The game acquisition unit 244 requests the distribution server 100 to acquire a game. The game acquisition unit 244 transmits information indicating the current position of the game apparatus 10 acquired by the position information acquisition unit 241 to the distribution server 100, and acquires a game registered at a position near the current position from the distribution server 100. And stored in the acquired game data holding unit 262. The game control unit 245 controls the execution of the game acquired by the game acquisition unit 244. The game result transmission unit 246 transmits the result of the game executed by the game control unit 245 to the distribution server 100.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a game editing screen. The game field display unit 247 displays the game field 310 divided into 5 rows and 5 columns and 25 cells in different colors for each type of panel arranged in the cell. The arrangement of the panels in the game field 310 may be determined by the game field display unit 247 or may be edited by the user on the game editing screen 340. For example, the user may be able to select from a plurality of types of game fields prepared in advance, or the user may be able to change the position of each panel in the game field 310 by a drag-and-drop operation or the like. May be.

  The piece arrangement unit 248 displays pieces 320 to 323 arranged in the game field 310 on the game editing screen 340, and performs a drag and drop operation on the front touchpad 21 or the rear touchpad 32, an input of the direction key 23, and the like. The instruction is received as an instruction to place the pieces in the game field 310, and the placement positions of the pieces 320 to 323 in the game field 310 are determined. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the first piece 320 is arranged at the upper left position of the game field 310. The shape of each piece, the position and type of an item arranged on the piece, etc. may be set in advance and held in the created game data holding unit 260 or the like. Moreover, the piece arrangement | positioning part 248 may change the shape of the piece which should be arrange | positioned in the game field 310, the position and classification of the item arrange | positioned in a piece, etc. according to the instruction | indication from a user.

  The piece rotating unit 249 receives an instruction input for rotating the pieces arranged in the game field 310 and rotates the pieces. In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the operation button 22 for rotating the piece is input in a state where the first piece 320 arranged in the game field 310 is selected, the piece rotating unit 249 performs the first rotation. The first piece 320 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise around the rotation center 342 of the piece 320. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9, the 1st piece 320 is rotated. The rotation center 342 may be provided at the center of any one of the panels constituting the first piece 320.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a game editing screen. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the second piece 321 is arranged at the upper left position of the game field 310. When the operation button 22 for rotating the piece is input in a state where the second piece 321 is selected, the piece rotating unit 249 causes the second piece 321 to be centered on the rotation center 342 of the second piece 321. Is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11, the 2nd piece 321 is rotated. The rotation center 342 may be provided at the center of any of the panels constituting the second piece 321.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a game editing screen. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the fourth piece 323 is arranged at the upper left position of the game field 310. When the operation button 22 for rotating the piece is input in a state where the fourth piece 323 is selected, the piece rotating unit 249 causes the fourth piece 323 to be centered on the rotation center 342 of the fourth piece 323. Is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 13, the fourth piece 323 is rotated. The rotation center 342 may be provided at the center of any of the panels constituting the fourth piece 323.

  When the game field is divided into regions having a shape other than a rectangle, the piece may be rotated at an angle corresponding to the shape of the region. For example, when the game field is divided into triangular or hexagonal regions, the piece rotating unit 249 may rotate the pieces by 60 degrees or 120 degrees. Moreover, you may rotate the arrangement position of the item arrange | positioned at a piece, without rotating piece itself.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of a game editing screen. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the second piece 321 and the fourth piece 323 are arranged adjacent to each other. When the operation button 22 for rotating the piece is input in a state where the fourth piece 323 is selected, the piece rotating unit 249 causes the fourth piece 323 to be centered on the rotation center 342 of the fourth piece 323. However, if it is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, it will overlap with the already disposed second piece 321. In this case, the piece rotating unit 249 rotates the fourth piece 323 by 90 degrees clockwise as shown in FIG. In this way, when the piece rotating unit 249 receives an instruction input for rotating the piece, the piece rotating unit 249 rotates the piece 90 degrees clockwise around the rotation center, but when the piece overlaps with another piece, , Rotate the piece 90 degrees further clockwise. If this is repeated and the piece goes around, it is not necessary to ignore the user's rotation instruction and rotate the piece. Moreover, you may notify a user that a piece cannot be rotated.

  In this way, when the four types of pieces 320 to 323 are all arranged in the game field 310 and the user gives an instruction to save the completed game, the game data generation unit 250 generates game data and creates the created game. The data is stored in the data holding unit 260.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of game data stored in the created game data holding unit 260. The game data includes a table that stores information of each panel arranged in the game field. In the game data table, a position column 201, a color column 202, a piece ID column 203, and an item column 204 are provided. The position column 201 stores the position where the panel is arranged. The color column 202 stores the panel color. The piece ID column 203 stores the ID of the piece to which the panel belongs. The item column 204 stores the type of item included in the panel. The game data table shown in FIG. 16 stores the information of the game shown in FIG. 2. For example, at the position (0, 0), the treasure panel constituting the first piece 320 is A color. Is stored as information indicating that the panel is arranged.

  FIG. 17 shows another example of game data stored in the created game data holding unit 260. In the example shown in FIG. 17, it is assumed that each game apparatus 10 shares data of a plurality of game fields in which panel placement positions are set in advance. The game data includes a field ID column 211, a first piece column 212, a second piece column 213, a third piece column 214, and a fourth piece column 215. The field ID column 211 stores the ID of the game field adopted for the created game. Each game apparatus 10 identifies which one of a plurality of preset game field data is used by the field ID. The first piece column 212 stores the position and orientation where the first piece is arranged. The second piece field 213 stores the position and orientation where the second piece is arranged. The third piece column 214 stores the position where the third piece is arranged. The fourth piece field 215 stores the position and orientation where the fourth piece is arranged. For example, for the first piece, the coordinates of the position where the treasure panel is arranged and the angle rotated from the default orientation are stored in the first piece column 212. When a plurality of types of pieces are set in advance as the first to fourth pieces, the ID of the piece may be further stored as information of each piece. Moreover, the combination of pieces may be arbitrarily set.

  The game data stored in the created game data holding unit 260 may be data in other formats. In short, the types of a plurality of areas (mass panel) constituting the game field and the areas constituting the pieces It is only necessary that the game device 10 can reproduce the type, the position of the item arranged in the area constituting the piece, and the position of the game field where the piece is arranged.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of the game screen. FIG. 18 shows a game screen 350 when the game shown in FIG. 2 is executed in the first mode. The game control unit 245 reads the game data acquired from the distribution server 100 by the game acquisition unit 244 from the acquired game data holding unit 262. The game field display unit 251 refers to the position column 201 and the color column 202 of the game data table and arranges and displays a panel on the game field 310. The hint display unit 252 displays the pieces 320 to 323 arranged in the game field on the game screen 350 with reference to the piece ID column 203 and the item column 204 of the game data table. At this time, the hint display unit 252 displays the shapes of the pieces 320 to 323, the positions and types of the arranged items, and the colors of the treasure panel and the trap panel as hints.

  The panel designation receiving unit 253 is instructed to accept a touch input on the front touchpad 21 or the rear touchpad 32 or an input of the direction key 23 and the operation button 22 from the user as an instruction input for opening the panel. Open the panel. The item display unit 254 refers to the item column 204 of the corresponding panel in the game data table, and displays the arranged item on the panel if the item is arranged. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, when the user opens the panel 351 at the position (2, 2) on the first sheet, the panel designation receiving unit 253 surrounds the frame of the panel 351 with a broken line, and the panel 351 Indicates that it has been opened. Since the item is not arranged on the panel 351, the item display unit 254 does not display the item. The game control unit 245 updates the display of the area 302 by reducing the remaining number of times by one.

  FIG. 19 shows an example of the game screen. After the state shown in FIG. 18, when the user opens the panel 352 at the position (4, 3) on the second sheet, the panel designation receiving unit 253 surrounds the frame of the panel 352 with a broken line. The item display unit 254 refers to the game data table and indicates that the panel 352 is a mini trap panel. At this time, the game control unit 245 updates the display of the area 301 by subtracting a predetermined number from the number of medals possessed by the user. Further, the remaining number of times is further reduced by one, and the display of the area 302 is updated.

  If it is found that the panel 352 is a mini-trap panel, it can be seen from the hint displayed on the left side of the game screen 350 that the panel 352 is a part of the second piece 321 or the fourth piece 323. Assuming that the panel 352 is a part of the third piece 322, the panel 353 or the panel 354 that is arranged in two squares away from the panel 352 must be a B-color panel. Since the panel 353 is E color and the panel 354 is D color, it can be seen that the panel 352 is not part of the third piece 322. Accordingly, the panel 352 is a part of the second piece 321. In which direction the second piece 321 is arranged can be inferred from the color of the panel adjacent to the panel 352. The fact that the panel 352 is a mini-trap panel that constitutes the second piece 321 means that the A-color panel should be adjacent to the top, bottom, left and right of the panel 352. In the example of FIG. 19, the panel of color A among the panels adjacent to the top, bottom, left, and right of the panel 352 is only the panel 355, so the panel 355 is a trap panel that constitutes the second piece 321. In addition, the fact that the panel 352 and the panel 355 are part of the second piece 321 indicates that the panel 356 is also a part of the second piece 321 and the panel 356 is a medal panel. In this way, the user infers the position of each piece 320 to 323 arranged in the game field 310 and finds the treasure panel.

  When the panel opened by the user is a medal panel, the game control unit 245 increases the user's medal by a predetermined number. If the panel opened by the user is a mini trap panel, the game control unit 245 decreases the user's medal by a predetermined number. When the panel opened by the user is a treasure panel, the game control unit 245 increases the number of medals more than when the medal panel is opened, and ends the game on the assumption that the game is successful. If the panel opened by the user is a trap panel, the game control unit 245 terminates the game on the assumption that the game has failed.

  The number of medals to be increased or decreased may be determined according to the type of game field, the type of piece, etc. that have been adopted in the game. For example, in a game in which a game field with a small number of panel colors and a high degree of difficulty is employed, many medals may be given to the user. Further, according to the number of medals possessed by the user, the number of medals increased or decreased by items arranged in the created game may be determined. For example, a user who has many medals may be allowed to place items that increase or decrease more medals in the game, or may be able to create a game that employs a more difficult game field. .

  FIG. 20 shows an example of the game screen. FIG. 20 shows a game screen 350 when the game shown in FIG. 2 is executed in the second mode. In the first mode, the hint display unit 252 displays the color of the treasure panel of the first piece 320 as a hint. In the second mode, the hint display unit 252 displays the treasure of the first piece 320. The panel color at the diagonal position of the panel is displayed as a hint.

  When the user opens the panel 351 at the position (2, 2) as the first sheet, the panel designation receiving unit 253 surrounds the frame of the panel 351 with a broken line and opens the panel 351, as in the first mode. Show that At this time, the hint display unit 252 determines whether or not the item is arranged in the panel adjacent to the opened panel 351 in the upper, lower, left, and right directions with reference to the game data table, and if the item is arranged, An icon 360 indicating that the item is arranged is displayed on the panel where the item is arranged. The hint display unit 252 may further display the item type.

  FIG. 21 shows an example of the game screen. After the state shown in FIG. 20, when the user opens the panel 352 at the position (4, 3) on the second sheet, the panel designation receiving unit 253 surrounds the frame of the panel 352 with a broken line. At this time, since the item is arranged on the panel 355 among the panels adjacent to the opened panel 352 in the vertical and horizontal directions, the hint display unit 252 further displays an icon 360 on the panel 355. Thereby, the user can know that the panels 355 and 356 are a part of any piece, and can use it as a clue to guess the arrangement position of the piece.

  In the second mode, the hint display unit 252 indicates the arrangement state of the items around the opened panel by the icon 360, so that the difficulty level of the game is lower than that in the first mode. In the present embodiment, in order to prevent the difficulty of the second mode from becoming too low, the hint display unit 252 is not the color of the treasure panel of the first piece 320 but the diagonal position of the treasure panel. Display the panel color as a hint. In this way, when displaying all or part of the color of a panel constituting a piece as a hint, which panel color is displayed depends on the size of the game field, the number of areas constituting the game field, According to the number of types of regions, the number of regions constituting the pieces, the shape of the pieces, the number of types of items on which the pieces are arranged, the game may be adjusted so as to have an appropriate difficulty level.

  The game result transmission unit 246 transmits the game result to the distribution server 100. The game result transmission unit 246 may transmit information about the panel opened by the user to the distribution server 100, or may transmit information indicating whether the game has succeeded or failed to the distribution server 100.

  FIG. 22 shows a functional configuration of the distribution server 100. The distribution server 100 includes a communication unit 130, a control unit 140, a user database 160, a game database 162, and a game data holding unit 164. The control unit 140 includes a game registration request reception unit 141, a game registration unit 142, a game distribution request reception unit 143, a game search unit 144, a game distribution unit 145, and a game result management unit 146.

  The communication unit 130 controls communication with the game apparatus 10 via the Internet. The user database 160 stores user information. The game data holding unit 164 stores game data registered from the game apparatus 10. The game database 162 stores game information registered in the game data holding unit 164.

  FIG. 23 shows an example of internal data of the user database 160. In the user database 160, a user ID column 131, a position column 132, a date / time column 133, and a game ID column 134 are provided. The user ID column 131 stores the user ID. The position column 132 and the date / time column 133 store information indicating the current position of the game apparatus 10 received by the game registration request receiving unit 141 and the current date and time when the game registration request receiving unit 141 registers information, respectively. . A plurality of the position column 132 and the date / time column 133 may be provided according to specifications. In this case, the user can distribute the game to other users at a plurality of positions including the position when the game was registered in the distribution server 100 in the past. The game ID column 134 stores the game ID received from the game apparatus 10 and stored in the game data holding unit 164. A plurality of game ID fields 134 may also be provided according to specifications. In this case, the user can distribute a plurality of games to other users.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of internal data of the game database 162. The game database 162 includes a game ID column 151, a number of executed users column 152, a number of successful users column 153, an average number of times column 154, a number of failed users column 155, and an average number of times column 156. The game ID column 151 stores the ID of the registered game. The execution user number column 152 stores the total number of users who have acquired and executed the game. The number of successful users column 153 stores the total number of users who have successfully played the game among the users who have executed the game. The average number column 154 stores an average of the number of panels opened by a user who has successfully played the game until the game is cleared. The number of failed users column 155 stores the total number of users who failed the game among the users who executed the game. The average number column 156 stores an average of the number of panels opened by the user who failed in the game until the game is over.

  The game registration request reception unit 141 receives a registration request for game data created by the game apparatus 10 from the game apparatus 10. The game registration request receiving unit 141 receives game data and information indicating the current position of the game device 10 from the game device 10.

  The game registration unit 142 registers the information received by the game registration request reception unit 141 in the user database 160. The game registration unit 142 stores game data in the game data holding unit 164. The game registration unit 142 registers information indicating the current position of the game apparatus 10 and the current date and time in the position field and date / time field of the record corresponding to the user of the game apparatus 10 that has requested registration in the user database 160, and game data The ID of the game data stored in the holding unit 164 is registered in the game ID column 134. The game registration unit 142 adds a new record to the game database 162 and registers the registered game ID in the game ID column 151.

  The game distribution request reception unit 143 receives a distribution request for game data created by another game apparatus 10 and registered in the distribution server 100 from the game apparatus 10. The game distribution request receiving unit 143 receives information indicating the current position of the game apparatus 10 from the game apparatus 10. Based on the information indicating the current position of the game device 10 received by the game distribution request receiving unit 143, the game search unit 144 searches the user database 160 for users whose positions within a predetermined range from the current position are registered. Search for. The game distribution unit 145 reads the game data registered by the searched user from the game data holding unit 164 and transmits the game data to the game apparatus 10 that requested the game distribution.

  The game result management unit 146 receives information indicating the result of the game from the game device 10 that has distributed the game data, and registers the information in the game database 162. When the game result management unit 146 is requested to present the result of the game from the game apparatus 10 that has requested registration of the game, the game result management unit 146 reads out the result of the game from the game database 162 and presents it to the game apparatus 10.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the game control method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 25 shows a procedure for editing a game. The game field display unit 247 displays the game field on the game editing screen (S100). The piece placement unit 248 displays a plurality of pieces to be placed on the game field on the game editing screen (S102). When the piece placement unit 248 is instructed by the user to place a piece (Y in S104), the piece placement unit 248 places the piece in the designated position in the game field (S106). Pieces that have already been placed may be moved. When the user is not instructed to place the pieces (N in S104), S106 is skipped. When the piece rotation unit 249 is instructed to rotate the piece (Y in S108), the piece rotation unit 249 rotates the instructed piece by a predetermined angle (S110). If the rotated piece overlaps with another piece (Y in S112), if the piece has not made one round (N in S114), the process returns to S110, and the piece is further rotated by a predetermined angle (S110). If the rotated piece does not overlap with other pieces (N in S112), the rotation of the piece is terminated, S114 and S116 are skipped, and the process proceeds to S118. If the piece has made a round (Y in S114), a warning to that effect is given to the user (S116), and the process proceeds to S118 without rotating the piece. If the user is not instructed to rotate the piece (N in S108), the process skips S110 to S116 and proceeds to S118. Until the user confirms game editing (N in S118), the process returns to S104 and game editing continues. When the user determines to edit the game (Y in S118), the game data generating unit 250 generates game data and stores it in the created game data holding unit 260 (S120).

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the game control method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 26 shows a procedure for registering a game in the distribution server. When the game registration request unit 243 of the game device 10 receives a game registration request held in the created game data holding unit 260 from the user (S130), information indicating the current position of the game device 10 from the position information acquisition unit 241. (S132), game data and position information are transmitted to the distribution server 100, and a game registration is requested (S134). When the game registration request accepting unit 141 of the distribution server 100 accepts the game registration request from the game device 10, the game registration unit 142 stores the received game data in the game data holding unit 164 (S136), and the game database 162. The game ID is registered (S138), and the position of the game apparatus 10 is registered in the user database 160 (S140).

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the game control method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 27 shows a procedure for distributing a game to a game device. When the game acquisition unit 244 of the game device 10 receives a game acquisition request from the user (S150), the game device 10 acquires information indicating the current position of the game device 10 from the position information acquisition unit 241 (S152), and the position information is distributed to the distribution server. 100 to request acquisition of the game (S154). When the game distribution request receiving unit 143 of the distribution server 100 receives a game acquisition request from the game device 10, the game search unit 144 stores game data registered within a predetermined range from the current position of the game device 10 as a user. A search is performed from the database 160 (S156), and the search result is presented to the game apparatus 10. When the game distribution unit 145 receives selection of a game to be distributed from the game device 10 (S158), the game distribution unit 145 reads the selected game data from the game data holding unit 164 and transmits it to the game device 10 (S160). The game acquisition unit 244 of the game apparatus 10 stores the received game data in the acquired game data holding unit 262 (S162).

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the game control method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 28 shows a procedure for executing the game. The game field display unit 251 reads the game data from the acquired game data holding unit 262 and displays the game field on the game screen (S170). The hint display unit 252 displays the shape of the piece, the arrangement position of the item, and the like as hints on the game screen (S172). When panel designation is received from the user (S174), panel designation accepting unit 253 opens the designated panel (S176). If the item is arranged on the opened panel (Y of S178), the item display unit 254 displays the type of the arranged item (S180), and the game control unit 245 displays the item of the arranged item. The number of medals is increased or decreased according to the type (S182). If no item is arranged (N in S178), S180 and S182 are skipped. If the opened panel is a trap panel (Y in S184), the game control unit 245 sets the game over (S186). If the opened panel is not a trap panel (N in S184) and is a treasure panel (Y in S188), the game control unit 245 sets the game clear (S190). If the opened panel is not a trap panel (N in S184) and is not a treasure panel (N in S188), the procedure returns to S174 to open the panel until the upper limit is reached (N in S192). Continue. When the upper limit number is reached (Y in S192), the game result transmission unit 246 transmits the game result to the distribution server 100 (S194).

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to each component and combination of processing processes, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

  In the embodiment, the example in which the game is registered from the game device to the distribution server and the game is distributed from the distribution server to the game device has been described. However, the game may be transmitted and received between the game devices. For example, game data may be transmitted and received by connecting game devices to each other by wire, or game data may be transmitted and received by wireless communication such as WLAN. Further, when the game acquisition unit 244 receives a game acquisition request from the user, the game data may be received from the surrounding game apparatus 10 capable of wireless communication.

  10 game devices, 100 distribution servers, 241 position information acquisition unit, 242 game editing unit, 243 game registration request unit, 244 game acquisition unit, 245 game control unit, 246 game result transmission unit, 247 game field display unit, 248 piece arrangement Part, 249 piece rotation part, 250 game data generation part, 251 game field display part, 252 hint display part, 253 panel designation reception part, 254 item display part, 260 creation game data holding part, 262 acquisition game data holding part.

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A game field display unit that divides a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of regions of a plurality of types, and displays the game field in a different display mode for each type of the region,
At least one of the shape of one or more pieces constituted by one or more of the regions, the position of an item arranged in one of the one or more regions constituting the pieces, and the region constituting the pieces A hint display section for displaying the type of the area as a hint,
An accepting unit that accepts designation of any of the areas constituting the game field from a user;
When the item is arranged in the specified area, an item display unit that displays the arranged item,
Game control program to function as. The items include a first item that ends the game as successful, and a second item that ends the game as failed,
The game control program according to claim 1, wherein the hint display unit displays, as a hint, a type of an area in which the first item or the second item is arranged in an area constituting the piece. The items include a first item that ends the game as successful, and a second item that ends the game as failed,
The said hint display part displays the classification of the area | region which has a predetermined relationship with the area | region where the said 1st item or the said 2nd item is arrange | positioned among the area | regions which comprise the said piece as a hint. The game control program described in 1.   The said hint display part displays the arrangement position of the item in the said game field, when the item is arrange | positioned in the area | region of the predetermined position around the designated area | region. A game control program according to any one of the above.   The game control program according to claim 1, wherein the game field is divided into a plurality of regions having the same shape.   The game control program according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit receives the designation of the area up to a predetermined number of times. A game field display unit that divides a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of regions of a plurality of types, and displays the game field in a different display mode for each type of the region;
At least one of the shape of one or more pieces constituted by one or more of the regions, the position of an item arranged in one of the one or more regions constituting the pieces, and the region constituting the pieces A hint display section for displaying the type of the area as a hint, and
An accepting unit that accepts designation of any of the areas constituting the game field from a user;
When the item is arranged in the specified area, an item display unit that displays the arranged item;
A game apparatus comprising: The game field display unit divides the two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of types of regions, and displays the game field in different display modes for each type of the region;
The hint display unit has a shape of one or more pieces constituted by one or more of the regions, a position of an item arranged in one of the one or more regions constituting the pieces, and an area of the region constituting the pieces Displaying at least one of the types of areas as a hint,
A step of accepting designation of any of the areas constituting the game field from a user;
The item display unit displaying the arranged item when the item is arranged in the designated area; and
A game control method comprising:   A computer-readable recording medium on which the game control program according to claim 1 is recorded. Computer
A game field display unit that divides a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of regions of a plurality of types, and displays the game field in a different display mode for each type of the region,
A piece arrangement that accepts an instruction to place a piece composed of one or more of the areas, and an item arranged in any of the one or more of the areas, in the game field, and places the piece at the designated position Part,
A plurality of types of areas constituting the game field, a type of areas constituting the piece, a position of an item arranged in the area constituting the piece, and a position of the game field where the piece is arranged A game data generation unit for generating game data including:
Game control program to function as.   11. The game control program according to claim 10, further causing the computer to receive an instruction to rotate the piece arranged in the game field and further function as a piece rotating unit that rotates the instructed piece.   The piece rotating unit rotates the instructed piece in a predetermined direction by a predetermined angle and rotates the instructed piece in a predetermined direction by a predetermined angle with other pieces arranged in the game field. The game control program according to claim 11, further comprising a predetermined angle rotation in a predetermined direction when overlapping. A game field display unit that divides a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of regions of a plurality of types, and displays the game field in a different display mode for each type of the region;
A piece arrangement that accepts an instruction to place a piece composed of one or more of the areas, and an item arranged in any of the one or more of the areas, in the game field, and places the piece at the designated position And
A plurality of types of areas constituting the game field, a type of areas constituting the piece, a position of an item arranged in the area constituting the piece, and a position of the game field where the piece is arranged A game data generation unit for generating game data including:
A game apparatus comprising: The game field display unit divides the two-dimensional or three-dimensional game field into a plurality of types of regions, and displays the game field in different display modes for each type of the region;
The piece placement unit is configured by one or more of the regions, receives an instruction to place a piece in which the item is placed in any of the one or more of the regions in the game field, and the piece is placed at the designated position. Placing a step;
The game data generation unit includes a plurality of types of areas that constitute the game field, types of areas that constitute the pieces, positions of items arranged in the areas that constitute the pieces, and the pieces that are arranged. Generating game data including the position of the game field;
A game control method comprising:   A computer-readable recording medium on which the game control program according to any one of claims 10 to 12 is recorded.

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